O Centro de Pesquisas em Direito e Economia (CPDE) da FGV DIREITO RIO, coordenado pelo professor Antonio Maristrello Porto, em conjunto com a Vanderbilt Law School e a Universiteit Van Amsterdam, realizaram a Conferência Internacional sobre Fusões e Aquisições nos dias 19 e 20 de março, no Copacabana Palace, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro.

O evento restrito a convidados, contou com a abertura do Vice-diretor de graduação da FGV DIREITO RIO, Fernando Penteado, e com a participação de importantes nomes da academia, da advocacia e da política do cenário nacional e internacional, como o Professor Randall Thomas (Vanderbilt University) na palestra “Basics of Mergers and Acquisitions”, Vice-Chancellor Leo Strine na palestra “Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions”, Chief Justice Myron Steele of Delaware Supreme Court e Armínio Fraga.

Fotos do evento:

Mergers and Acquisitions Conference

March 19-20, 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Program

Friday March 19

8:45 – 9:00
Welcoming Remarks: Vice-Dean Fernando Penteado (FGV DIREITO RIO)

9:00 – 11:00
Basics of Mergers and Acquisitions (Chair: Joe McCahery, Tilburg University)
Introduction by Richard Aldrich
CVM Commissioner Marcos Pinto
Randall Thomas (Vanderbilt University); Ronald Masulis (Vanderbilt University)
Jaap Winter (University of Amsterdam); Erik Vermeulen (Tilburg University)
Marcelo Godke Veige (FAAP); Erica Gorga (Vargas); Paul Schnell (Skadden Arps)

11:00 – 11:30
Break

11:30 – 13:00
Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions Problem: Part 1
Vice-Chancellor Leo Strine (Delaware Chancery Court); David Katz (Wachtel Lipton); Scott Simpson (Skadden Arps);
Jim Cheek (Bass Berry) and Francisco Antunes Maciel Mussnich (BMA)

           
13:00 – 15:00
Luncheon
Aftermath of the Financial Crisis
Introduction by Richard Aldrich
Speech by Arminio Fraga (Bovespa)

3:00 – 4:30    Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions Problem: Part 2
Vice-Chancellor Leo Strine (Delaware Chancery Court); David Katz (Wachtel Lipton); Scott Simpson (Skadden Arps); Jim Cheek (Bass Berry) and Francisco Antunes Maciel Mussnich.

Saturday, March 20

9:00 – 10:30
International Perspectives on the Future of Financial Regulation (Chair: Margaret Blair, Vanderbilt)
Andrew Kaufman (Vanderbilt University); Joseph McCahery (Tilburg University); Florencio Lopez de Silanes (EDHEC); Zach Sautner (Duesenberg School of Finance)

10:30 – 11:00
Break

11:00 – 12:30
Brazilian View on the Future of Financial Regulation (John Welch, Rafael Pinho de Morais)
       
12:30 – 14:30 
Luncheon
Speaker: Chief Justice Myron Steele of Delaware Supreme Court